Numerous studies and efforts seek to understand the conditions in which Da’esh ideology and message spreads, in other words the “root causes” of extremism. Despite these efforts, there is room for more dialogue regarding how communities, civil society, and state apparatuses deal with these root causes. Looking at community-based, local solutions to radicalization as well […]

Daeş ideolojisinin ve mesajının yayılmasına yol açan şartlar, bir başka deyişle, aşırıcılığın “kökünde yatan sebepler” yapılan birçok araştırma ve girişimle anlaşılmaya çalışılıyor. Yine de toplulukların, sivil toplumun ve devlet aygıtının aşırıcılığın temelindeki bu sebeplerle nasıl mücadele ettiklerine dair daha fazla diyalog içinde olmaları gerekiyor. Köktencilikle mücadelede topluma dayalı yerel çözümlerin yanı sıra aşırıcılıkla mücadele eden […]

On November 16, 2016, the Hollings Center for International Dialogue held a panel entitled, “The Middle East Water-Energy-Food Nexus.” The Middle East is faced with a set of complex interrelated problems related to the water, energy, and food sectors. Understanding the dynamics and linkages between these three sectors is needed to understand potential opportunities, trade-offs, […]

Mai E’leimat, Director of Research and Fundraising for Al Hayat Center for Civil Society Development, discusses the techniques used by her organization to promote counter-radicalization and offers advice for other organizations looking to accomplish similar goals. She also specifically discusses programs aimed at women.  

Rahma Dualeh, the Director of Frontline Consult: African Solutions for African Challenges, discusses the international community’s response to extremist violence in East Africa. Specifically, she explains how violent extremism in East Africa differs from that of the Middle East, and offers suggestions for how the international community can tailor its response and resources to these […]

Lia van Broekhoven, Executive Director of the Human Security Collective, addresses the question: “What is the human security approach to countering and preventing violent extremism?” She also discusses the potential roadblocks to using a human security framework to addressing violent extremism.  

The Middle East and North Africa region faces growing pressure on its water systems due to population growth, socio-economic development, security issues, urbanization, and environmental degradation. Some of these issues were discussed during the Hollings Center’s May 2014 dialogue conference, High and Dry: Addressing the Middle East Water Challenge. The dialogue, which was cosponsored by […]

Orta Doğu ve Kuzey Afrika (MENA) bölgesinde nüfus artışı, sosyo-ekonomik kalkınma, güvenlik sorunları, kentleşme ve çevresel tahribat yüzünden su sistemleri ciddi bir sıkıntıyla karşı karşıya. Bu sorunlardan bazıları Hollings Center’ın Mayıs 2014 Mayıs’ında gerçekleşen Yapayalnız: Orta Doğu Su Sorununa Çözüm Arayışı adlı diyalog konferansında tartışıldı. Orta Florida Üniversitesi Prens Mohammad bin Fahd Stratejik Araştırma ve […]

June 3, 2016 As Syrian refugees resettle throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, they often struggle to preserve the intangible cultural heritage that ties them to their identities. Yearning for a taste of home, the Syrian diaspora accesses this heritage through reestablishing culinary traditions and recreating the tastes of home in kitchens […]

March 28, 2016 Interview with Amal Elobeidi, participant in Hollings Center small grant project Last spring, two participants from the Hollings Center’s dialogue conference, “Expanding Opportunities for Libyan Higher Education,” completed a small grant project that brought two Libyan academics to Pomona College in California. The trip aimed to build linkages between Libyan and American […]